Illinois
Earthquake
July
18, 1909
EARTHQUAKE IN ILLINOIS
Shock is Felt Late Sunday Night at Mason
City, Havana, Petersburg and Other Points.
Bloomington, Ill., July 19. -- An
earthquake was reported at Mason City,
twenty-eight miles southwest of here at 10:35
Sunday night. Windows rattled, doors
shaken open and hundreds of people rushed into
the streets. No damage was reported.
The shock was also felt at Havana,
Petersburg, Pleasant Plains, Forest City and
Farmington.
Belleville News-Democrat, Belleville,
IL 19 Jul 1909
Petersburg was damaged by an earthquake
originating in the New Madrid Fault, on July 18,
1909. The earthquake was felt over most of
central Illinois, but Petersburg suffered the
most widespread damage.
Wikipedia: Petersburg, IL
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